Sunday, June 29, 2025

"Home" featuring Alex Newell from Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers clicked their heels and created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bar…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:02PM
Friday, June 27, 2025

Diana Oh, Passionate Voice for Queer Liberation in Theater, Dies at 38 by Laura Collins-Hughes

Mx. Oh’s politically provocative and often playful works, including the Off Broadway production “{my lingerie play},” asserted the right to be oneself while having fun.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:32PM
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Exclusive: Backstage with the Stars at Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out

Earlier this week, more than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bares: C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out Highlights by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers clicked their heels and created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bar…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:24PM

Video: BROADWAY BARES 2025 Strips Down for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54PM
Monday, June 23, 2025

People You Should Know . . . Pamela L. Paek by Zack Calhoon

  Pamela L Paek (Playwright and Performer) relishes self-expression and creativity in as many forms as she can juggle, including solo shows, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, physical co…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:54PM

Photos: BROADWAY BARES Breaks Fundraising Record for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

More than 200 of New York City’s fiercest dancers created a larger-than-life, over-the-rainbow romp down the yellow brick road in the sexy, Oz-inspired Broadway Bares: Come Out, Come Out o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment by Anya Ryan

It was a turning point in the push for African independence – and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African Congress On the f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

My Variety Review: Jean Smart in Broadway's 'Call Me Izzy' by Frank Rizzo

Sometimes the only refuge from the brutalities of a life pre-destined for loneliness, poverty and violence is a poetic voice. In playwright Jamie Wax’s one-hander “Call Me Izzy,” Jean …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:14PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Shereen Ahmed, Kate Rockwell and More Join THE EYES OF THE WORLD D-Day Anniversary Concert

A large-scale multimedia production commemorating the final year of World War II in Europe will be performed at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans on Friday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m., marking bot…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PM

Chicago Opera Theater’s “She Who Dared” Tells the Story of Pivotal Figures in Black Liberation by Teddy Sandler

In a historic debut at the Studebaker Theater, “She Who Dared” tells a story of pivotal figures who fought segregation alongside Rosa Parks.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Permission review – one rebellious woman’s search for independence from Karachi to London by Anya Ryan

Tara theatre, LondonHunia Chawla’s intimate drama is played out across continents to tell a platonic love story that examines the challenges to freedom in Pakistan and England What does l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM
Monday, June 2, 2025

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Takes 6 Drama Desks–Are the Tonys Next? by Joey Moser

Outstanding Play Blood of the Lamb, by Arlene Hutton Deep Blue Sound, by Abe Koogler Grangeville, by Samuel D. Hunter John Proctor is the Villain, by Kimberly Belflower Liberation, by Bess W…

SOURCE: The Contending at 09:00AM
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Outer Critics Circle Celebrates 2025 Award Winners and 75 Years of Theater Excellence: Part 2 by Suzanna Bowling

Yesterday we told you about how the Outer Critics Circle celebrated the 2025 Award Winners and 75 Years of Theater Excellence. Today is part two of the inerviews first up Francis Joe present…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Seagull: True Story by Tony Marinelli

Now premiering at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre in a co-production with the MART Foundation and En Garde Arts, "Seagull: True Story" is a barbed, meta-theatrical cri de coeur from creato…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:21PM
Monday, May 12, 2025

Maybe Happy Ending, BOOP!, John Proctor is the Villain and More Win 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards by Hayley Levitt

The winners of the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced. The Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending is the biggest winner, receiving a total of four awards, including Outsta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Maybe Happy Ending, John Proctor by Jonathan Mandell

  “John Proctor is the Villain” was chosen as the outstanding Broadway play and “Maybe Happy Ending” was awarded outstanding Broadway musical and three other awards at the 75th annu…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:09AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Purpose Named Best Play, Maybe Happy Ending Named Best Musical by New York Drama Critics’ Circle by Darryn King

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ family drama Purpose Best Play of the 2024-25 season. The announcement took place on May 5, the same day the play was …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

The New York Drama Critics’ Awards Goes To… by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 2025 NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE names their recipients. PURPOSE – BEST PLAY 2024-25 MAYBE HAPPY ENDING – NAMED BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS TO AN…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 08:03AM
Monday, May 5, 2025

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING and PURPOSE Take Top Prizes At New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose Best Play of the 2024-25 season. The award for Best Musical went to Maybe Happy Ending, book by Will Aronson a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18PM
Sunday, May 4, 2025

2025 Lucille Lortel Awards Winners- Updating Live

The 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – are being presented tonight, Sunday, May 4, 2025, at N…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Celebrating the OCC's 75th Anniversary— and Its Nominees for the 2024-2025 Season by Jan Simpson

The 2024-2025 theater season ends on Sunday with the dual openings of the musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves. And I’m exhausted. But it’s the kind of good exhaustion that c…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 06:24PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

“Liberation.” Roundabout Theatre. Look Back to Know Where You Are by Cristina Modreanu

Did you knit your scarf? A woman asked me while we were waiting in the line for the restroom. No! I wish I could, but I don’t know how to knit, I answered. You should join the knitting clu…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:25AM
Friday, April 4, 2025

Whitney White’s Booked and Busy Year: Directing Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years and Premiering Liberation by Beth Stevens

“Moving too fast,” Jamie sings in The Last Five Years—and it’s not a bad way to describe Whitney White’s current pace. A rising force in American theater, White is a director, writ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Adam Driver, Kara Young, Alaska Thunderf*ck and More Receive Lucille Lortel Award Nominations by Hayley Levitt

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced today by Francis Jue, star of Broadway’s Yellow Face, and Krysta Rodriguez, currently appearing in Smash on Broadway. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Rebellious Power of “Liberation” at Roundabout Theatre Company by Morgan Skolnik

Much like the women it centers on, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Liberation is rebellious and not just because it features nudity! Mainly I was struck by its violation of writing’s most c…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:47PM
Friday, March 21, 2025

Liberation and A Streetcar Named Desire | THEATER: All the Moving Parts by CUNY TV

With women’s liberation at a crossroads and masculinity under scrutiny, "Theater: All the Moving Parts" explores two plays that challenge the dynamics of power, gender, and identity. Hos…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:30PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

My Variety Review: "Buena Vista Social Club" by Frank Rizzo

Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance. The Social Club was a real place for loca…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 10:11PM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

“Night Driver”: Hong Kong Princess Navigates S.F. Queer Scene—at The Marsh by Zack Rogow

Pearl Ong Speeds to Lesbian Liberation as All-Night Cabby by Zack Rogow Pearl Ong has certainly lived a larger-than-life story. She went from Hong Kong princess to joining the lesbian libera…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:24PM
Friday, March 14, 2025

Photos: See Gloria Steinem Visit Liberation Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Directed by Whitney White, the Roundabout Theatre Company production features Kristolyn Lloyd, Susannah Flood, Kayla Davion, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

'This Show Feels Like My Activism': The Cast of Liberation on Feminism and Community by Diep Tran, Heather Gershonowitz

Go backstage with the cast of Bess Wohl's hit Off-Broadway play, where the conversations have been tough, but the impact profound.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PM